2014

Samco's New York Office Strengthens Presence in U.S. East Coast

May 14, 2014

Samco is constantly on the move, and is
proud to announce the relocation of its U.S. East Coast regional office. Due to
a rise in customers in the Northeast, the current office in North Carolina has
been moved to New York, and the new office is set to open on May 15, 2014. The
relocation is aimed at enhancing Samco's sales presence and service capability
in the region.

In 1987, Samco's U.S. West Coast office was
established in Silicon Valley and became the platform for Samco's R&D,
sales, and service operations in the U.S. The first Samco East Coast office was
set up in 2010 near North Carolina's Research Triangle Park (the largest
research park in the U.S.) due to an increase in business interest arising from
the East Coast in recent years. The goal of the East Coast office was acceleration
of sales and service movement in the region. However, the North Carolina office
was distant from key East Coast customers such as Princeton University,
University of Delaware, and several growing corporations, all of which are
located in the Northeast. In anticipation of further sales expansion in the
Northeast, the East Coast office was relocated to New York to allow for easy
access to universities, R&D centers, and corporations around major cities in
the Northeast.

Samco promotes academic-industrial alliance
in research, and is already engaging in joint research and technological
exchange with institutions such as Princeton University. The establishment of
the new office will allow for the dispatch of technical personnel from Samco's
headquarters in Japan to the New York office and strengthen Samco's
collaborative research ability with prominent universities in the East Coast.

In April 2013, Samco's West Coast office
(called OPTO Films Research Laboratory) was moved into a larger facility, which
enables a boost in Samco's R&D capability. With the addition of technical
personnel to the new East Coast office in New York, Samco hopes to increase its
North American annual sales revenue to over US$10 million.